Apramaniki, A-pramaniki, Aprāmāṇikī: 2 definitions
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Apramaniki means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
Source: Arsha Avinash Foundation: VivekacūḍāmaṇiAprāmāṇikī (अप्रामाणिकी) is a technical word; and it means an erroneous thing. An erroneous thing; a delusion; an illusion; a false thing is called aprāmāṇikī.
Vedanta (वेदान्त, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: Hindupedia: HinduismAprāmāṇikī (अप्रामाणिकी) refers to “invalid (infinite regress)”.—Anavasthā literally means ‘instability,’ ‘non-finality’. This is a technical term specially used in logic. When the cause and effect series becomes infinite and does not serve as a proof, it is called anavasthā (infinite regress) and hence rejected. This anavasthā is sometimes divided into two varieties: Prāmāṇikī (valid) and Aprāmāṇikī (invalid)—For instance, in the series of bīja (seed) and vṛkṣa (tree) the infinite regress is valid and natural. Hence it is prāmāṇikī. On the other hand, while trying to prove the existence of a cause for this world, if that cause (called Brahman) is accepted to have been caused by something else, it leads to anavasthā, infinite regress, and hence has no definite conclusion. This anavasthā is aprāmāṇikī or invalid. To avoid this, Vedānta accepts Brahman as the uncaused cause.
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Partial matches: Pramaniki, A.
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